HISTORY OF
TOURISM/ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE
BAHAMAS EXAM
1492 - Correct Answers -Christopher Columbus becomes the first Tourist to the Islands
of The Bahamas
1859 - Correct Answers -the "Karnak", a paddle wheel steamer, made the first trip
between New York and Nassau.
1740 - Correct Answers -Peter Henry Bruce, a military engineer from England was sent
to The Bahamas to make some repairs to forts in Nassau.
1861 - Correct Answers -The Royal Victoria Hotel was opened due to the Civil War in
The United States between the North and the South, in which Nassau experienced a
boost to the tourism industry due to the blockade runners and affluent southerners who
wished to exchange goods.
1869 - Correct Answers -British Army Surgeon, Major Bacot, writing in 1869 pointed out
that the climate and the healthiness of the Islands made them ideal for tourists.
1898 - Correct Answers -a ten year contract was signed with H.M. Flager, founding
father and Czar of Miami, who also brought the Royal Victoria Hotel.
1919 - Correct Answers -Chalk's started a seaplane service between Florida and The
Bahamas. This was the first air-service.
1929 - Correct Answers -Pan American Airlines instituted a daily two and a half hour
flight between Miami and Nassau.
1950 - Correct Answers -The Development Board Act created a legal framework for a
body to manage Tourism affairs
1914 - Correct Answers -When thousands of Bahamians left these shore to fight in the
war. Their travel throughout Europe created an interest in these islands from those they
encountered.
TOURISM/ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE
BAHAMAS EXAM
1492 - Correct Answers -Christopher Columbus becomes the first Tourist to the Islands
of The Bahamas
1859 - Correct Answers -the "Karnak", a paddle wheel steamer, made the first trip
between New York and Nassau.
1740 - Correct Answers -Peter Henry Bruce, a military engineer from England was sent
to The Bahamas to make some repairs to forts in Nassau.
1861 - Correct Answers -The Royal Victoria Hotel was opened due to the Civil War in
The United States between the North and the South, in which Nassau experienced a
boost to the tourism industry due to the blockade runners and affluent southerners who
wished to exchange goods.
1869 - Correct Answers -British Army Surgeon, Major Bacot, writing in 1869 pointed out
that the climate and the healthiness of the Islands made them ideal for tourists.
1898 - Correct Answers -a ten year contract was signed with H.M. Flager, founding
father and Czar of Miami, who also brought the Royal Victoria Hotel.
1919 - Correct Answers -Chalk's started a seaplane service between Florida and The
Bahamas. This was the first air-service.
1929 - Correct Answers -Pan American Airlines instituted a daily two and a half hour
flight between Miami and Nassau.
1950 - Correct Answers -The Development Board Act created a legal framework for a
body to manage Tourism affairs
1914 - Correct Answers -When thousands of Bahamians left these shore to fight in the
war. Their travel throughout Europe created an interest in these islands from those they
encountered.
